Dartmoor Zoo owner Benjamin Mee and celebrity chef Peter Gorton will be among the special guests at Plymouth University’s Big Festival Weekend.
Two days of free events will take place on the University campus this weekend (Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June), including open-air cultural events and laboratory tours, showcases of student works and pioneering partnerships.
As we approach the anniversary of the June 2007 summer floods, people in Britain are still not checking the flood risk of their homes, in spite of increased incidents of flooding in recent years. 67% of respondents to a new YouGov survey, which was commissioned by the Know Your Flood Risk Campaign, reports that they had never checked the flood risk level of their home.
Police investigating a serious assault in Plymouth, in which three people were injured, are appealing for information.
Officers were called at around 10pm on Tuesday 16 June to a property in Rosebery Road, in the St Judes area, after reports of a disturbance when a group of men had entered the property.
Two men, aged 18 and 27, and an 18-year-old woman, all from Plymouth, were...
Tests on the quality of air used by divers have been carried out by Plymouth’s trading standards officers.
As Plymouth proudly carries the name Britain’s Ocean City and is one of the most popular locations for scuba diving in the UK, it is important that the compressed air supplied to divers meets the standards for quality and lack of pollutants.
Families will be able to celebrate Father’s Day in style thanks to a huge selection of free events taking place at Plymouth University this weekend.
The Big Festival Weekend – being held on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June – will feature activities for children and adults of all ages, at various locations on the university campus.
Incorporating the Plymouth Respect Festival, the...
An exhibition from Seven Stories, National Centre for Children's Books
The exhibition will be on display from Wednesday 17 June until Saturday 29 August and opening hours will be 10am to 5.30pm Tuesday to Friday and 10am to 5pm on Saturdays. Admission is free.
For more information visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumblyton or call 01752 304774.
Opening times:
Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5.30pm Saturday 10am to 5pm
The first major exhibition celebrating the life and work of one of Britain’s best known children’s authors opens at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery this week.
Born in 1897, Enid Blyton was the best-selling English language author of the 20th century and remains one of the most popular writers of all time. Her first book was published in 1922 and her work has been in print ever...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a suspect arson in Crownhill, Plymouth.
Between 4-4.30pm on Sunday 14th June, three young men were seen in the Whin Bank Road area of Crownhill pulling the branches from a tree. The branches were subsequently set on fire outside the bedroom window of a 17-month-old child who luckily wasn’t in the room at the time.
